MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Officers found a man who escaped custody after being taken to a hospital in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
7Skyforce hovered over Mount Sinai Medical Center where a large police presence swarmed the area around the facility, Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cKind of a chaotic day,\u201d said area resident Daniel Miller.<\/p>\n
According to a 7News source, a man that was apprehended by authorities earlier in the day was taken to the hospital after complaining about chest pain.<\/p>\n
While at the hospital, the man managed to escape before he could be medically cleared.<\/p>\n
Police cordoned off much of the roads around the hospital, with multiple Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office boats aiding in the search effort on the nearby waterway. Helicopters also hovered around the hospital to keep an aerial advantage in the search.<\/p>\n
The all-out search covered several avenues of potential escape routes, including a search of each vehicle that attempted to leave the hospital.<\/p>\n
Within an hour, officers managed to corner the man, who was unarmed, and take him back into custody, according to Miami Beach Police.<\/p>\n
Video from outside the hospital shows the man in handcuffs moments after he was detained.<\/p>\n
The hectic afternoon on the beach left residents vigilant of any suspicious activity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw on 7News online that there was a prisoner that escaped,\u201d said resident Lillian Sanchez. \u201cI called my dad, I was like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m outside. I don\u2019t wanna come in alone.\u2019 So he waited outside for me to rush in because I didn\u2019t know where the guy was.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe immediately locked the doors,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n
A 7News law enforcement source has identified the suspect was 36-year-old Ejiofor Onyechi.<\/p>\n
Upon learning Onyechi was back in custody, residents were relieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be safe. I didn\u2019t have to go and triple check my doors were locked,\u201d said Sanchez.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were able to go back outside, you know, it\u2019s scary, we didn\u2019t know what was happening. Once everything was back to normal, we were very relieved,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n
Miami Beach Police have not said why Onyechi was first arrested before he made his ill-fated escape attempt.<\/p>\n
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